Horse hay-rake.



No. 699,3l8 Patented May 6, 1902.

S. B. HENDRICKS.

HORSE HAY RAKE.

(Application filed Sept. 3, 1901A (No Model.)

UNrTE STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

SIMEON B. HENDRICKS, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO EMERSONMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

HORSE HAY-RAKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 699,318, dated May 6,1902. Application filed September 3, 1901. Serial No. 74,192. (Nomodel.)

To a. 1072,0122. it 'nmy concern: connection with the bracket and isprovided Beitknown that I, SIMEONB. HENDRICKS, a with a hooked extension28, to which one end citizen of the United States, residing at Rockofthe spring is connected. The action of ford, in the county of \Vinnebagoand State this spring 20 is to hold the link connection 5 of Illinois,have invented certain new and usebetween the rake-head andtongue-supportful Improvements in Horse Hay-Rakes, of ing frame in lookagainst the loop 21,0ne end which the following is a specification. ofthe spring exertingits force on the arm 19, This invention relates to aclass of horse thereby holding the stop ofthe loop against hay-rakes inwhich the teeth are held down the angle-bar 5 and the other end of the:0 in working position and just after they are spring exerting its forceon the bail 27,which released a connection is formed between the pressesagainst the link 24, thereby-forcing revolving axle and rake-head inorder that its end connected to the links 26 up against the teeth may beraised to dump the load. the loop 21. 7

In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 The parts shown in the drawingsare in po- 15 and 2 are perspective views of my improved sition forraking. When itis desired to dump horse hay-rake as seen from the front.Fig. the load, the attendant presses on the foot- 3 is a horizontalsection of the clutch conneclever 10, which will move the rock-shaft andtion between the rake-head and axle. move the loop down, which willbreak the lock The axle 1 supports the rake-head 2, and connectionbetween therake-head and tongue- 20 teeth 3 are supported bytherake-head. The supporting frame. A further pressure on the lengthwiseangle-bars 4, 5, and 6 form the foot-leverlG will bring the dog l0intoengagetongueand seat-supportingfra1ne,whichhasa ment withtheratchet-wheel, thereby formpivotal connection with theaxlebythebracket ing a connection between the revolving axle 7 and otherbrackets. (Not shown.) The and rake-head, which will cause the teeth to25 rake-head 2 is pivotallysupported by the axle be raised until the arm11 strikes the stop 29,

by the bracket 8 and other brackets. (Not when the dog will be forcedfrom its engage- 83 shown.) To the axle is secured a ratchetment withthe ratchet-wheel and the rakewheel 9. A dog 10 has a pivotal connectionhead liberated and allowed to drop-into its at one end with a lever 11,and the lever has working position, the'spring 2O raising the 30 apivotal connection with the bracket 7. 7 To loop 21'and returning thefoot-lever to its the rake-head is secured a bracket 12, havformerposition and moving the .link connecing aseries of holes. To theangle-bar 5 are tion between the rake-head and tongue-supsecured twobrackets 13, which supporta porting frame into lock. rock-shaft 14, theshaft having cars 15 and a I claimas my invention- 35 foot-lever 16formed therewith. An arm 17 1. In a horse hay-rake, the combination ofextends from the foot-lever, and a springlS an axle, a rake-head, atongue-supporting 0 forms a connection between this arm and the frame, adouble link connection between the arm 11 of the clutch mechanism. Oneof the rake-head and tongue supporting frame, a ears 15 has an extension19, to which is confoot-lever, a loop receiving the double link 0 necteda spring 20. Between the ears 15 is connection,- a connection betweenthe footlocated a yoke 21 having a pivotal conneclever and loop, and astop for the loop. tion therewith. The lower end of this yoke 2. In ahorse hay-rake, the combination of has a rearward extension 22, whichengages an axle, a rake-head, a tongue-supporting the under face of theangle-bar forming a stop frame, a double link connection between the 5to the upward movement of the yoke. rake-head and tonguesupportingframe, a

A bracket 23 is secured to the angle-bar G. foot-lever, a loop receivingthe double link I00 A link 24 has a pivotal connection with theconnection, a connection between the footbracketintermediate its ends.One end of lever and loop, a stop for the loop, a pivoted this linksupports a foot-rest 25. The other bail and a spring connection betweenthe bail 50 end has a pivotal connection with the links and foot-lever.

2G, and these links have apivotal connection SIMEON I3. HENDRICKS. withthe bracket 12. The pivotal point of \Vitnesses: connection betweenthese links is located ad- A. O. BEHEL,

jacont to the loop 21. A bail 27 has a pivotal MA'DELINE COX.

